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during this review period. Failure to 

comply with this 

requirement could result in the 

Secretary’s assumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and subsequent assessment of 

double antidumping duties. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 

CFR 351.213(d)(4) of the Department’s 

regulations. 

Dated: August 25, 2006. 

Stephen J. Claeys, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[Docket No. 051121306–6220–02; I.D. 

082306D] 

Announcement of Funding 

Opportunity for the Coastal and 

Estuarine Land Conservation Program 

AGENCY: Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management (OCRM), the 

National Ocean Service (NOS), National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Commerce. 

ACTION: Announcement of Funding 

Opportunity for financial assistance for 

project grants. 

SUMMARY: NOS/OCRM is soliciting 

coastal and estuarine land conservation 

acquisition projects from eligible coastal 

states. The Coastal and Estuarine Land 

Conservation Program (CELCP) was 

established ‘‘for the purpose of 

protecting important coastal and 

estuarine areas that have significant 

conservation, recreation, ecological, 

historical, or aesthetic values, or that are 

threatened by conversion from their 

natural or recreational state to other 

uses.’’ This announcement solicits 

proposals for land acquisition projects, 

up to 3 years in duration, with the 

purpose of protecting important coastal 

and estuarine areas. Project proposals 

should reflect priorities identified in an 

approved state CELC plan or, if a state’s 

plan has not been completed, by the 

state’s approved coastal management 

program. Eligible coastal states may 

submit up to three project proposals 

with a requested funding level not to 

exceed $3,000,000 per project. 

DATES: Proposals must be received by 

the NOS/OCRM no later than 11:59 p.m. 

EST, October 27, 2006. The closing 

deadline for applying through 

grants.gov is the same as for the paper 

submission noted in this 

announcement. Applicants are strongly 

recommended to allow sufficient time 

for delivery of materials, electronically 

or by mail, by the deadline. 

ADDRESSES: The full funding 

opportunity announcement and 

application materials are available via 

the grants.gov web site: http:// 

www.grants.gov (opportunity # NOSOCRM–2008–2000828); via the CELCP 

website at http:// 

www.coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/ 

land/celcplfundingop.html; or by 

contacting the program officials 

identified below. Applicants must 

comply with all requirements contained 

in the full funding opportunity 

announcement. 

Applications may be submitted 

electronically through grants.gov at the 

internet site: http://www.grants.gov or 

by mail to the address listed here. If 

submitting electronically, NOAA 

strongly recommends that you do not 

wait until the application deadline date 

to begin the application process through 

grants.gov. If submitting paper 

applications by mail, a signed original 

and 4 copies may be submitted to Attn: 

Elaine Vaudreuil, NOAA, Ocean and 

Coastal Resource Management, National 

Policy and Evaluation Division (N/ 

ORM7), 1305 East-West Highway, 

SSMC4, 10th Floor Station 10657, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

CELCP Program Managers: Elaine 

Vaudreuil, OCRM, 301–713–3155 ext 

103; via Internet: 

Elaine.Vaudreuil@noaa.gov or Elisabeth 

Morgan, OCRM, 301–713–3155 ext 166; 

via Internet at 

Elisabeth.Morgan@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary Description 

The Coastal and Estuarine Land 

Conservation Program (CELCP) was 

established ‘‘for the purpose of 

protecting important coastal and 

estuarine areas that have significant 

conservation, recreation, ecological, 

historical, or aesthetic values, or that are 

threatened by conversion from their 

natural or recreational state to other 

uses.’’ This announcement solicits 

proposals for land acquisition projects 

up to 3 years in duration with the 

purpose of protecting important coastal 

and estuarine areas. 

Project proposals should be based 

upon a state’s coastal and estuarine land 

acquisition priorities as outlined in 

approved state CELC plans or as part of 

an approved state coastal management 

program. The state’s designated lead 

agency for implementing the CELCP 

may solicit, and include in their 

application, project proposals from 

additional state agencies, or local 

governments as defined at 15 CFR 24.3, 

or entities eligible for assistance under 

Section 306A(e) of the CZMA (16 U.S.C. 

1455a(e)), provided that each has the 

authority to acquire and manage land 

for conservation purposes. For this 

solicitation, the requirement that states 

must have an approved CELC plan in 

order to participate will be waived. 

Coastal states may select and submit up 

to three projects, with a maximum 

request of $3,000,000 in Federal funding 

for each project. 

Project proposals should identify and 

discuss the project’s primary focus and 

in addition describe all other relevant 

conservation, recreation, ecological, 

historical, and aesthetic values, and 

discuss threats of conversion of the 

project from its natural or recreational 

state to other uses. The proposals 

should also detail how the project will 

be completed in a timely manner, 

existing and proposed uses of the 

property, and how the project site will 

be managed in the future for long-term 

qualifications. 

The CELCP Guidelines published in 

the Federal Register on June 17, 2003, 

establish the eligibility, procedural and 

programmatic requirements for 

participation in the CELCP, including 

the criteria for financial assistance 

awards under the program. The 

guidelines outline the criteria and 

process for eligible coastal states to 

develop a state coastal and estuarine 

land conservation plan, nominate land 

conservation projects to a national 

competitive process, and for NOAA to 

select projects at the national level for 

funding. All applications submitted 

pursuant to this notice must be 

consistent with the requirements and 

guidelines implementing the CELCP 

published in the Federal Register (68 

FR 35860–35869), on June 17, 2003, 

except that for this solicitation NOS 

waives the requirement for states to 

have an approved CELC plan. The 

Coastal and Estuarine Land Program 

Final Guidelines, June 2003 can be 

found at http:// 

www.coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/ 

land/media/celcpfinal02guidelines.pdf. 

Funding Availability 

Funding is dependent upon FY 2008 

appropriations. Appropriations for the 

CELCP have ranged from $37-$50 

million in fiscal years 2003–2006. It is 

anticipated that approximately 20–60 

projects will be included on a 

competitively-ranked list of projects that 


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are ready and eligible for funding in FY 

2008. Award amounts will be 

determined by the proposals and 

dependent upon the amounts 

appropriated in FY 2008. 

Statutory Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1456d. 

CFDA: 11.419, Coastal and Estuarine 

Land Conservation Program. 

Eligibility 

Coastal states with Coastal Zone 

Management Programs or National 

Estuarine Research Reserves approved 

under the Coastal Zone Management 

Act of 1972 are eligible to participate. 

Each state’s CELCP lead agency will be 

responsible for: soliciting projects that 

are consistent with priorities outlined in 

the state’s approved CELC plan or if a 

CELC plan has not yet been approved, 

a state’s coastal management program. A 

list of state lead agency contacts for the 

CELCP can be found at: http:// 

www.coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/ 

land/media/celcpstateleadcontacts.pdf. 

The state’s lead agency may solicit, and 

include in their application, project 

proposals from additional state 

agencies, or local governments as 

defined at 15 CFR 24.3, or entities 

eligible for assistance under section 

306A(e) of the CZMA (16 U.S.C. 

1455a(e)), provided that each has the 

authority to acquire and manage land 

for conservation purposes. Each state 

may submit up to three project 

proposals. The state will be responsible 

for ensuring that allocated funds are 

used for the purposes of and in a 

manner consistent with this program. 

Interested parties should contact the 

applicable state’s CELCP lead contact 

for additional details about the state’s 

project solicitation requirements. 

Cost Sharing Requirements 

All funds under this program are to be 

matched with non-federal funds at a 

ratio of 1:1, except for the exemption 

provided to insular areas for projects 

under $200,000 (see section 2.7.a. of the 

CELCP guidelines). 

Intergovernmental Review 

Applications under this program are 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’

Proposal Review and Selection Process 

for Projects 

NOAA published its agency-wide 

solicitation entitled ‘‘Omnibus Notice 

Announcing the Availability of Grant 

Funds for Fiscal Year 2007’’ for projects 

for fiscal year 2007 in the Federal 

Register on June 12, 2006 (71 FR 33901). 

The evaluation and selection criteria 

and procedures for projects contained in 

that omnibus notice are applicable to 

this notice. Copies of this notice are 

available on the internet at http:// 

www.ago.noaa.gov/grants/fed-regnotices/frn2006–06–12.pdf. Further 

details on evaluation and selection 

criteria and procedures applicable to 

this notice can be found in the full 

funding opportunity announcement 

available through www.grants.gov and 

on CELCP website at: 

www.coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/ 

land/celcplfundingop.html. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

NOAA must analyze the potential 

environmental impacts, as required by 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), for applicant projects or 

proposals that are seeking NOAA 

federal funding opportunities. Detailed 

information on NOAA compliance with 

NEPA can be found at the following 

NOAA NEPA website: http:// 

www.nepa.noaa.gov/, including our 

NOAA Administrative Order 216–6 for 

NEPA, http://www.nepa.noaa.gov/ 

NAO216--6--TOC.pdf, and the Council 

on Environmental Quality 

implementation regulations, http:// 

ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/ceq/ 

toclceq.htm. Consequently, as part of 

an applicant’s package, and under their 

description of their program activities, 

applicants are required to provide 

detailed information on the activities to 

be conducted, locations, sites, species 

and habitat to be affected, possible 

construction activities, and any 

environmental concerns that may exist 

(e.g., the use and disposal of hazardous 

or toxic chemicals, introduction of nonindigenous species, impacts to 

endangered and threatened species, 

aquaculture projects, and impacts to 

coral reef systems). In addition to 

providing specific information that will 

serve as the basis for any required 

impact analyses, applicants may also be 

requested to assist NOAA in drafting of 

an environmental assessment, if NOAA 

determines an assessment is required. 

Applicants will also be required to 

cooperate with NOAA in identifying 

feasible measures to reduce or avoid any 

identified adverse environmental 

impacts of their proposal. The failure to 

do so shall be grounds for not selecting 

an application. In some cases if 

additional information is required after 

an application is selected, funds can be 

withheld by the Grants Officer under a 

special award condition requiring the 

recipient to submit additional 

environmental compliance information 

sufficient to enable NOAA to make an 

assessment on any impacts that a project 

may have on the environment. 

Pre-Award Notification Requirements 

for Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

contained in the Federal Register notice 

of December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78389) are 

applicable to this solicitation. 

Limitation of Liability 

Funding for the program listed in this 

notice is contingent upon the 

availability of Fiscal Year 2008 

appropriations. In no event will NOAA 

be responsible for proposal preparation 

costs if this program fails to receive 

funding or is cancelled because of other 

agency priorities. Publication of this 

announcement does not oblige NOAA to 

award any specific project or to obligate 

any available funds. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

Applications involve collection-ofinformation requirements subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, no person is required to respond to, 

nor shall any person be subject to a 

penalty for failure to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirement of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, unless that collection 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

The following requirements have been 

approved by OMB under control 

number 0648–0459: a Project Proposal 

and Project Application Checklist (up to 

five copies per project), including 

project budget and justification or 

proposed costs, site maps, and 

supporting information such as 

appraisal, title opinion, documentation 

of compliance with Federal laws, 

regulations, policies etc.; and 

documentation of landowner’s 

willingness to sell. The use of Standard 

Forms 424, 424A, 424B, and SF-LLL 

have been approved by OMB under the 

respective control numbers 0348–0043, 

0348–0044, 0348–0040, and 0348–0046. 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant for purposes of Executive 

Order 12866. 

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism) 

It has been determined that this notice 

does not contain policies with 

Federalism implications as that term is 

defined in Executive Order 13132. 

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Prior notice and opportunity for 

public comment are not required by the 

Administrative Procedure Act or any 


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other law for rules concerning public 

property, loans, grants, benefits, and 

contracts (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2)). Because 

notice and opportunity for comments 

are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

553 or any other law, the analytical 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are 

inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory 

flexibility analysis has not been 

prepared. 

Dated: August 25, 2006. 

Elizabeth R. Scheffler, 

Associate Assistant Administrator for 

Management and CFO/CAO, NOS, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 06–7395 Filed 8–31–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–08–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary of Defense 

Meeting of the DoD Advisory Group on 

Electron Devices 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, 

Advisory Group on Electron Devices. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD Advisory Group on 

Electron Devices (AGED) announces a 

closed session meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held at 8:30 

a.m. Tuesday, September 5, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

ITS Noesis Business Unit, 4100 N. 

Fairfax Drive, Suite 800, Arlington, VA 

22203. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Vicki Schneider, ITS Noesis Business 

Unit, 4100 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 800, 

Arlington, VA 22203, 703–741–0300. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

mission of the Advisory Group is to 

provide advice to the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology 

and Logistics to the Director of Defense 

Research and Engineering (DDR&E), and 

through the DDR&E to the Director, 

Defense Advanced Research Projects 

Agency and the Military Departments in 

planning and managing an effective and 

economical research and development 

program in the area of electron devices. 

The AGED meeting will be limited to 

review of research and development 

efforts in electronics and photonics with 

a focus on benefits to national defense. 

These reviews may form the basis for 

research and development programs 

initiated by the Military Departments 

and Defense Agencies to be conducted 

by industry, universities or in 

government laboratories. The agenda for 

this meeting will include programs on 

molecular electronics, microelectronics, 

electro-optics, and electronic materials. 

In accordance with Section 10(d) of 

the Pub. L. 92–463, as amended, (5 

U.S.C. App. 2), it has been determined 

that this Advisory Group meeting 

concerns matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(1), and that accordingly, this 

meeting will be closed to the public. 

Due to unforeseen circumstances this 

announcement does not give the 

standard 15 day notification. 

Dated: August 28, 2006. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate, OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 06–7383 Filed 8–31–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–6678–8] 

Environmental Impact Statements and 

Regulations; Availability of EPA 

Comments 

Availability of EPA comments 

prepared pursuant to the Environmental 

Review Process (ERP), under section 

309 of the Clean Air Act and section 

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act as amended. Requests for 

copies of EPA comments can be directed 

to the Office of Federal Activities at 

202–564–7167. 

An explanation of the ratings assigned 

to draft environmental impact 

statements (EISs) was published in the 

Federal Register dated April 7, 2006 (71 

FR 17845). 

Draft EISs 

EIS No. 20060151, ERP No. D–BLM–

K65307–00, Eagle Lake Field Office 

Project, Resource Management Plan, 

Implementation, Lassen, Plumas, 

Sierra Counties, CA and Washoe 

County, NV. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about impacts 

to water quality and riparian resources 

from grazing and off-highway vehicle 

activities. 

Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20060253, ERP No. D–AFS–

K65311–NV, Jarbidge Ranger District 

Rangeland Management Project, 

Authorize Continued Livestock 

Grazing, Humboldt-Toiyabe National 

Forest, Columbia River, NV. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about impacts 

to riparian resources and with the use 

of annual indicators under the proposed 

action. EPA requested additional 

information on implementation of these 

indicators as well as permitted 

compliance. EPA recommended more 

specific action be taken to protect 

stream banks and prevent the spread of 

noxious weeds. 

Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20060271, ERP No. D–CGD–

A11078–00, Programmatic—

Implementation of the U.S. Coast 

Guard Nationwide Automatic 

Identification System Project, 

Providing Vessel Identification, 

Tracking and Information Exchange 

Capabilities to Support National 

Maritime Interests, 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

proposed action 

Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20060275, ERP No. D–AFS–

L65517–0R, Maury Mountains 

Allotment Management Plan, To 

Implement or Eliminate Livestock 

Grazing in Six Allotments in the 

Maury Mountains of the Ochoco 

National Forest, Prineville, OR. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

proposed project. 

Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20060276, ERP No. D–FRC–

D03032–TX, Calhoun Point Comfort 

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project, 

(Docket Nos. CP05–91–000 and CP06–

380–00) Construction of New Pipeline 

on 73 acres, Port of Port Lavaca, 

Calhoun and Jackson Counties, TX. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

preferred action. 

Rating LO. 

Final EISs 

EIS No. 20060232, ERP No. F–AFS–

C65005–NY, Finger Lakes National 

Forest Project, Proposed Land and 

Resource Management Plan, Forest 

Plan Revision, Implementation, 

Seneca and Schuyler Counties, NY. 

Summary: EPA’s previous concerns 

have been resolved; therefore, EPA does 

not object to the proposed action. 

EIS No. 20060251, ERP No. F–USA–

L11037–AK, U.S. Army Alaska Battle 

Area Complex (BAX) and a Combined 

Arms Collective Training Facility 

(CACTF), Construction and 

Operation, Selection of the Preferred 

Alternative, within U.S. Army 

Training Lands in Alaska. 

Summary: EPA recommended that the 

404(b)(1) evaluation be included in the 

Record of Decision. 

EIS No. 20060260, ERP No. F–BLM–

L65484–AK, East Alaska Draft 

Resource Management Plan (RMP), 

Provide a Single Comprehensive Land 

Use Plan, Implementation, Glennallen 

Field Office District, AK. 


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